The Delta independent., 1887-02-15
COLORADO CONDENSED.

The Golden Smelter is being en-
larged.
Telluride is still afflicted with the
skating rink craze.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. W. is
now in session at Pueblo.
A building and loan association has
been organized at Salida.
A new postofiice named Bowen has
been established in Rio Grande county.
Three hundred and thirty-three chill
dren are enrolled in Canon City schools.
Some very rich sand carbonates have
been found at Ostrander's ranch in Middle
Park.
The license of California Hall in
Denver, has been revoked by the City
Conncil.
Six prisoners escaped from the jail
at Colorado Springs last Wednesday and
fled to the hills.
The people of Ouray have guaranteed
tl6O month to keep the road open between
that place and Ironton.
Over 5000 men are said to be en-
ployed on the Denver and Rio Grande ex-
tension to Glenwood Springs.
The Snow Shoe Club of Crystal chal-
lenges any club in the State to run on
Washington's birthday for $50.
The complimentary ball given to the
visiting cattlemen in Denver Thursday
night was attended by 1000 persons.
The land entries at Lamar since the
beginning of the year number 713, covering
ia, 900 acres. The fees amount to 5000.
The Poultry and Bench show held in
Denver the past week was a great success.
About 100 birds and $50 kennels of dogs
were on exhibition.
The Denver Electric Railway Com
pany now has cars running from Capitol
Hill to Highlands. 1t is said to be the long
est electric road in the country.
Thirteen practical glass-blowers ar
Active operations in the glass factory To-
Gated there will soon commence.
Henry Repath of Lake City, died of
a rupture last week caused by strain re-
ceived while at work extricating two COM
panions buried under a snow-slide.
The Denver & Rio Grande people
claim that they will have trains running
into Glenwood Springs, over their Red
Cliff extension, by the first of July.
A large body of Agricultural College
land situated in the eastern part of Ere
mont county was sold to the Beaver Land
Company the other day at from 80 to
90 an acre.
The Farmers Alliance have present
ed a long memorial to the Legislature set
ting forth the abuses and eNtortions prac-
ticed by the ditch companies of the State,
and praying for relief.
The Senate bill increasing the limit
of the appropriation for the Denver post
office from sSoo, ZOO to 5000 has passed
the House. This is considered great
triumph for Judge Symes.
1t is reported that the Denver & Rio
Grande, Union Pacific and J. b. Wheeler &
Co., all have armed men at the coal fields of
Rock creek watching one another, and
striving to secure an advantage over each
other.
For the month of January the Dem
yer and Rio Grande railroad, with 1877
miles Of line in operation, had total earn
ings of ss4l, ,4sa, against siOi,eo in Jan
uary, 1856, gain for the last month of 81
per cent
There are five saloons, one restaur-
ant, one stationery store, one blacksmith
and wagon shop, one stove maker, two
paper hangers, and twelve carpenters in
Carbondale. The population is at least 400
persons.
The Monte Vista town council have
passed a series of town ordinances, among
which is a strong prohibitory section against
the sale of all kinds of intoxicating liquors
and one against billiards, pool tables and
all forms of gambling.
Clark's celebrated magnetic artesian
well at Pueblo has been sold to Mr.. Josiah
Clark, of Kansas for s6S0OO. The property
includes. the well, the bath house. the bot
tling works and the brick terrace opposite
the well. The new owner 1t is said will at
once erect fine three-story brick hotel at
the we'll
The Colorado Cattle Growers Asso
citation met in annual convention in Dem
yer on the 7th. Considerable important
business was done and the following Off
GERS were elected for the coming year;
John l.. Routt, president; Alfred Buffers,
vice-President; II. II. Metcalf, secretary,
and j. A. Cooper, treasurer.
The assessed valuation of all the city
and town lots in the State is s4S, 10, ,o6S 10;
that Of agricultural lands, Improvements
and domestic livestock, $50, ,7le, ,OSs.0o; that
of railroads SIS, sos, ,S67.59; that of range
cattle, 81, 9,940, ,04s.so: that of household and
other property, s6, ~, ,6o6.5l; that of mer-
chandise, s6,0s7,0s4; that of bank stocks,
moneys and credits, ss,a59, ,lSaSa.
The Colorado Springs Republic
quotes the success of the young firm of
Hall & Sitlington rs an instance of what
nerve and grit will do: They located in
the southern part of Ell Paso county in
1850 with $50 cows and forty yearling heif-
ers and $50 steers. In 1859 they sold cattle
amounting to sa,asa, In 1855 1850, in 1854,
4, ,0o9, in 1885 81, ,2OS and in 1856 ss,ss'4, and
have now ON hand at present over $4,000